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iOS fails to run on version 0.72.1, 'react/debug/react_native_assert.h' file not found on RunLoopObserver.cpp (React-utils)

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Mar 14, 20260 views
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Problem

Description I get the error: 'react/debug/react_native_assert.h' file not found, React-utils/RunLoopObserver. This is my Podfile: [code block] { "name": "POK", "version": "0.0.1", "private": true, "scripts": { "postinstall": "patch-package", "android": "react-native run-android", "ios": "react-native run-ios", "lint": "eslint .", "start": "react-native start", "test": "jest" }, "dependencies": { "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "^1.19.0", "@react-native-clipboard/clipboard": "^1.11.2", "@react-native-community/blur": "^4.3.2", "@react-native-community/netinfo": "^9.4.1", "@react-native-firebase/analytics": "^18.1.0", "@react-native-firebase/app": "^18.1.0", "@react-native-firebase/crashlytics": "^18.1.0", "@react-native-firebase/messaging": "^18.1.0", "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^6.5.8", "@react-navigation/native": "^6.1.7", "@react-navigation/native-stack": "^6.9.13", "@react-navigation/stack": "^6.3.17", "axios": "^1.4.0", "buffer": "^6.0.3", "card-validator": "^8.1.1", "expo-modules-core": "^1.5.4", "fbjs": "^3.0.5", "isomorphic-webcrypto": "^2.3.8", "js-base64": "^3.7.5", "lodash": "^4.17.21", "lodash.compact": "^3.0.1", "lodash.every": "^4.6.0", "lodash.pick": "^4.4.0", "lodash.values": "^4.3.0", "lottie-ios": "3.4.1", "lottie-react-native": "^5.1.6", "moment-timezone": "^0.5.43", "patch-package": "^7.0.0",

Error Output

error: 'react/debug/react_native_assert.h' file not found, React-utils/RunLoopObserver.

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Solution: iOS fails to run on version 0.72.1, 'react/debug/react_native_assert.h' file not found on RunLoopObserver.cpp (React-utils)

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This looks similar to this reported issue: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/38140#issuecomment-1614755738, can you read that thread if that's useful to unblock yourself.

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    This looks similar to this reported issue: https://github.com/facebook/react-nat

    This looks similar to this reported issue: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/38140#issuecomment-1614755738, can you read that thread if that's useful to unblock yourself.

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Resolved in facebook/react-native GitHub issue #38283. Community reactions: 0 upvotes.

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